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| Podcast title | Today in Geeky History
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| Description | Find out what happened... Today in Geeky History | |
| Updated | Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0000 | |
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| Category | History & Culture |
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1. Jun 11, 1935 (69) FM Broadcasting http://geeky.pulpaudio.com/jun... download (audio/mpeg, 0.84Mb) Description: 74 years ago today, FM Broadcasting was demonstrated for the first time |
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2. Jun 09, First Century AD (68) Nero and Octavia http://geeky.pulpaudio.com/jun... download (audio/mpeg, 1.27Mb) Description: Nearly 2000 years ago today, Nero and Octavia got married. Then they died, one by one. All in different years. |
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3. Jun 06, 1933 (67) Drive-in Theaters http://geeky.pulpaudio.com/jun... download (audio/mpeg, 1.05Mb) Description: 76 years (and 1 day, sorry about that) ago today, the first drive-in theater opened. |
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4. Jun 03, 1888 (66) “Casey at the Bat” http://geeky.pulpaudio.com/jun... download (audio/mpeg, 0.83Mb) Description: 121 years ago today, Mighty Casey came to bat. |
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5. Jun 01, 1495 (65) Scotch Whiskey http://geeky.pulpaudio.com/jun... download (audio/mpeg, 0.68Mb) Description: 514 years ago today, a King got a treat. |
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6. May 30, 1958 (64) Unknown Soldiers http://geeky.pulpaudio.com/may... download (audio/mpeg, 0.67Mb) Description: 51 years ago today, the Unknown Soldier got some tombmates. |
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7. May 28, 585 BC (63) The Battle of the Eclipse http://geeky.pulpaudio.com/may... download (audio/mpeg, 0.72Mb) Description: 2,593 years ago today, an eclipse saved hundreds of lives. |
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8. May 25, 1962 (62) Moon Proposal http://geeky.pulpaudio.com/may... download (audio/mpeg, 0.89Mb) Description: 47 years ago today, US President John F. Kennedy proposed we go to the mooon. |
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9. May 23, 1929 (61) Mickey Mouse Talks http://geeky.pulpaudio.com/may... download (audio/mpeg, 0.71Mb) Description: 80 years ago today, we heard Mickey Mouse for the first time. |
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10. May 21, 1972 (60) Michelangelo’s Pieta is Damaged http://geeky.pulpaudio.com/may... download (audio/mpeg, 0.86Mb) Description: (Just pretend I posted this on time) 37 years ago today, a crazy geologist attacked Michelangelo’s Pieta. |
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11. May 18, 1980 (59) Mt. St. Helens http://geeky.pulpaudio.com/may... download (audio/mpeg, 1.09Mb) Description: 29 years ago today, Mount St. Helens erupted |
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12. May 15, 1836 (58) Baily’s Beads http://geeky.pulpaudio.com/may... download (audio/mpeg, 0.78Mb) Description: 173 years ago today, Francis Bailey realized something while staring at the Sun. |
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13. May 13, 1958 (57) Velcro http://geeky.pulpaudio.com/may... download (audio/mpeg, 0.97Mb) Description: 51 years ago today, Velcro’s patent was registered. |
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14. May 10, 1869 (56) Transcontinental Railroad http://geeky.pulpaudio.com/may... download (audio/mpeg, 0.68Mb) Description: 140 years ago today, the United States’ First Transcontinental Railroad was completed. |
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15. May 9, 1955 (55) Muppets http://geeky.pulpaudio.com/may... download (audio/mpeg, 0.78Mb) Description: 54 years ago today, what would eventually become the Muppets first appeared. |
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